Barfly Cinema

Tom, Gage and special guest Mary discuss Boots Riley's Sorry To Bother You from 2018.

In a dystopian near future, Cassius “Cash” Green lives in the garage of his uncle Sergio with his artist girlfriend, Detroit. Desperate for money, Cash takes a job as a telemarketer at RegalView, where he initially fails until an older co-worker, Langston, teaches him to use a confident, affluent “white voice” on calls. With this new persona, Cash quickly becomes one of the company’s top performers.

As RegalView employees organize a union led by co-worker Squeeze, Cash is torn between solidarity...

Tom and Gage discuss Harold Ramis' The Ice Harvest from 2005.

The Ice Harvest is a 2005 American neo-noir black comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, written by Richard Russo and Robert Benton, based on the 2000 novel of the same name by Scott Phillips. It stars John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, and Connie Nielsen, with Randy Quaid and Oliver Platt in supporting roles. It was distributed by Focus Features, and it was released on VHS and DVD on February 28, 2006. It is the last Focus Features film released on VHS format. The Ice Harvest grossed $10.2 million worldwide.

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Tom and Gage discuss Albert Brooks' Modern Romance from 1981.

Robert was madly in love with Mary. Mary was madly in love with him. Under the circumstances they did the only thing they could do... they broke up.
If it's not love, what is it?
He thought dating would be easy ...

Tom and Gage discuss Robert Machoian's The Killing of Two Lovers from 2020.

Tom and Gage discuss Walter Hill's Crossroads from 1986.

Tom, Gage and Simone discuss Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch from 2011.

Tom and Gage discuss William Friedkin's would be masterpiece, SORCERER. Love Ya'll.

Tom and Gage discuss Sorcerer from 1977.

Tom and Gage head across the pond for some bubbly British melodrama in Mike Leigh's Life Is Sweet.

Tom and Gage discuss Splitsville (2025).